Scoturopsis seitzi
"Scoturopsis" seitzi is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Hering in 1925. It is found in Bolivia.
| Scoturopsis seitzi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Scoturopsis |
| Species: | S. seitzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Scoturopsis seitzi Hering, 1925 | |
Taxonomy
The species does not belong in Scoturopsis, but has not been placed in another genus yet. It is not even a member of the subfamily Dioptinae, but seems to be a quadrifid Noctuidae or perhaps a Lymantriidae or Arctiidae species.
References
- Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.
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